Sting ray assassins and conspiracy theories
Honestly, Americans simply cannot stand other people doing things first, can they?
Have you seen this? http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/stingray-stings-man-in-boat/2006/10/19/1160851034108.html
Briefly, an 81 year old American is in a critical condition following an attack by some kind of sting ray on 'riods that not only stung him, but, so the story goes, launched itself out the water to do so, clearly making it the Bruce Willis/Jean Claude Van Damme of all sting rays.
It may just be my cynicism, but I'm struggling to accept that for the entire period of my life sting rays have enjoyed a fairly ordinary public profile and in the space of two months they have not only killed a high profile Australian, but also apparently now have the taste of blood to such a point that they have evolved to be able to physically propel themselves from the water into a boat.
All I can suggest is that Darwin's study into turtles was a complete waste of time as he should have been studying sting rays, who no doubt with the velocity of their evolution will have discovered the pattern in pi before Christmas.
I'm assuming this current rouind of assassin sting rays to be a result of meteoric evolution. However, I suppose it could be a copy cat stinging, presumably even sting rays have some kind of caste system and envy?
Unless they are Al Qaeda trained operatives, which I can almost guarantee you is a conspiracy theory that will take off. It's only a matter of time before George Dubbyah is declaring a war on skates. Although he'd probably stuff it up and iissue a directive to shoot to kill kiddies on roller blades.
Have you seen this? http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/stingray-stings-man-in-boat/2006/10/19/1160851034108.html
Briefly, an 81 year old American is in a critical condition following an attack by some kind of sting ray on 'riods that not only stung him, but, so the story goes, launched itself out the water to do so, clearly making it the Bruce Willis/Jean Claude Van Damme of all sting rays.
It may just be my cynicism, but I'm struggling to accept that for the entire period of my life sting rays have enjoyed a fairly ordinary public profile and in the space of two months they have not only killed a high profile Australian, but also apparently now have the taste of blood to such a point that they have evolved to be able to physically propel themselves from the water into a boat.
All I can suggest is that Darwin's study into turtles was a complete waste of time as he should have been studying sting rays, who no doubt with the velocity of their evolution will have discovered the pattern in pi before Christmas.
I'm assuming this current rouind of assassin sting rays to be a result of meteoric evolution. However, I suppose it could be a copy cat stinging, presumably even sting rays have some kind of caste system and envy?
Unless they are Al Qaeda trained operatives, which I can almost guarantee you is a conspiracy theory that will take off. It's only a matter of time before George Dubbyah is declaring a war on skates. Although he'd probably stuff it up and iissue a directive to shoot to kill kiddies on roller blades.
